had been beating
- past perfect progressive of beat.
Example Sentences
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Even before the invasion on Feb. 24, U.S. officials had been beating a path to Riyadh as Russia built up its troops on the border.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2022
It’s interesting because this idea didn’t seem to come from Bannon himself, but from Daniel Schultz, who’s from Arizona and had been beating this drum of low level positions for a little while.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2021
I was 31 and had been beating a lot of tour-level players in money games for years, but still I doubted myself.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 27, 2019
When P-47 finally bounded out of the cage and disappeared, I noticed that for a long time my heart had been beating with an unaccustomed, satisfying fear.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017
Her breath came as quick as that creature’s wings had been beating.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
